Writing pad



Sept. 6, 1938. H. s. .JCJNES 2,129,375

WRITING PAD Filed Aug. 20, 1937 Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNlTED STATESPATENT OFFICE WRITING ran Harry Sloper Jones, Chicago, 111.

Application August 20, 1937, Serial No. 160,004

Claims.

This invention relates to a writing pad of that type comprisingalternate writing sheets and carbon sheets, that is adapted for use intypewriters and the like.

In the past, various methods have been used for making such writing padsso that the writing sheets may be separated from the carbon sheets.These methods generally involved the stitching or gluing of the writingsheets and the carbon sheets together along one margin, with the resultthat when the writing sheets were detached, the carbon sheets remainedglued together and were invariably thrown away since they could noteasily be used again.

Further when the writing sheets and carbon sheets are stitched or gluedtogether to form a pad which is put through a typewriter, there will bea tendency that the typing on the different writing sheets will not beproperly aligned,

since the bound sheets in going around the typewriter roller are bentinto an arc. To overcome this objection, attempts have been made to tearofi the stitched or glued margin of the pad. This operation would tearor mutilate the carbon 5 sheets. I a

It is an object of this invention to overcome the objections to suchprior pads, in the provision of a pad that renders it possible to againuse the carbon sheets after the writing sheets 30 have been detached.

, It is a further object of this invention to provide such a pad inwhich the carbon sheets are loosely retained but with provision wherebythe writing sheets may be readily detached free 35 of the carbon sheets.

A further object resides in the provision of a pad fromwhich the gluedportion of the pad may be detached without injuring the carbon sheets.

The invention comprises the novel structure 40 hereinafter described andmore particularly '50 Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational viewillustrating a modified form of thumb notch in the carbon sheets.

In accordance with this invention, a plurality of writing sheets I areprovided and each is formed with a perforated orweakened line 2 suitablyspaced from one end margin so as to provide suflicient space for theextension of the carbon sheets beyond such line as will later more fullyappear. The writing sheets are then glued together in superposedrelation along one end a margin as indicated at 31 A binding I may beglued over the glued edges if desired. Carbon sheets t may then beinserted between the Writing sheets I and extended beyondthe perforatedline 2 so that the same may be pinched between 10 the sheets by thefingers above the perforated line 2 when it is desired to detach thewriting sheets. These carbon sheets are shorter than the writing sheets.

If desired, the writing sheets properly perfo- 16 rated may bealternately arranged with the carbon sheets before the writing sheetsare glued at the end margins. By aligning the opposite ends Ia of thewriting sheets-and the adjacent ends of the carbon sheets, the differentsheets 20 will occupy the relative positions shown in Figure 1. In thepositions shown, it will be noted that one edge of each carbon sheet islocated at the line 5 a short space from the glued margin of the writingsheets and a suitable distance 25 outwardly beyond the perforated lines2 for the pinching operation when the edges Ia of the writing sheets arealigned with the adjacent edges of the carbon sheets.

In Figure 3, it will be noted that the thumb notch 6a is formed bymerely clipping off the corner of a carbon sheet.

In order that the writing sheets may be gripped adjacent the margins Iawithout gripping the carbon sheets, each of the latter is provided witha cut-out of thumb'notch 6 which may be of the form shown in Figure 1 orFigure 3. By gripping the pad with one hand between the lines 2 and 5and gripping the sheets I at the notches 6 or 6a with the other hand, itis 40 easily possible to detach the writing sheets from the bound margin3 by a pull that severs said sheets I along the line 2. The carbonsheets, being held by the hand gripping the bound margin 3 are thussimultaneously separated from the sheets I.

After the writing sheets are detached or separated, the carbon sheetsmay be released and separated from the stub and reused as desired.

It should be noted that there is a sufilciently wide unglued spacebetween the perforated line 2 and the glued margin 3 of the sheets I forthe extension of the carbon sheets beyond the perforated lines 2 forgripping purposes. In other words, the carbon sheets extend beyond theperforated lines a suflicient distance so that they maybe gripped orpinched by the fingers between the writing sheets.

In order that the glued edge of a pad may be detached without injuringthe carbon sheets, one of the upper corners of each carbon sheet isclipped off as indicated by the dotted line B of Figure 1. This rendersit possibleto grip the writing sheets at the clipped oiT cornerindicated by the dotted line 8 with one hand while holding the body ofthe pad with the other hand for tearing ofi the glued margin 3 of thewriting sheets along the perforated lines 2. As the carbon sheets areunattached to the writing sheets, the upper edges thereof will not betorn during this operation, but said upper edges will project slightly,enabling them to be grasped easily in extracting the carbon sheets frombetween the writing sheets I,

Before using a pad, it will be appreciated that it can be readily joggedto properly align the free carbon sheets with the writing sheets shouldthe carbon sheets be slightly out of alignment.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that the pad involving thisinvention results in the advantage of a bound pad without affecting thecarbon sheets for reuse.

I am aware that many changes may be made.

in the pad without departing from the principles of this invention, andI do not propose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

-I claim as my invention:

1. A writing pad for use in typewriters or the like comprising aplurality of writing sheets secured together at one end margin-andhaving perforated lines' in registry spaced inwardly of said margin,carbon sheets between said writing sheets, said carbon sheets havingthumb notches at one end, the thumb notched ends of said carbon sheetsbeing in alignment with the unsecured ends of said writing sheets andthe other ends of said carbon sheets extending beyond said perforatedlines for gripping purposes and being unsecured to said writing sheets.

2. A writing pad for use in typewriters or the like comprising alternatewriting sheets and carbon sheets, said writing sheets being securedtogether at one end beyond the ends of the carbon sheets, said writingsheets having perforated lines spaced inwardly ofthe adjacent ends ofthe carbon sheets, said carbon sheets being unsecured to said writingsheets and having thumb notches adjacent the unsecured ends of saidwriting sheets.

3. An assembly of alternate writing and carbon sheets, means securingsaid writing sheets together at one end, said writing sheets havingperforated lines spaced inwardly of said secured ends, said carbonsheets having thumb notches adjacent the unsecured ends of said writingsheet and extending beyond said perforated lines for gripi ping purposesand being unsecured to said writing sheets.

4. A writing pad for use in typewriters comprising a plurality ofwriting sheets secured together along one end margin and having Weakenedlines spaced inwardly from such margin, and carbon sheets looselyconfined between said writing sheets, the end of each carbon sheet ad-J'acent the bound margin of the writing sheets having a cutawayportionforming a thumb notch for gripping the writing sheets free of thecarbon sheets for the purpose set forth.

5. A writing pad for use in typewriters comprising a plurality ofwriting sheets glued together along one margin and having weakened linesin registry spaced inwardly from such margin, carbon sheets looselyconfined between the writing sheets and extending beyond said weakenedlines, said carbon sheets having thumb notches at their opposite ends.

HARRY SLOPER JONES.

